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Steve Railsback
Biography
Steve Railsback (born November 16, 1945, in Dallas, Texas) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He is best known for his performances in the films The Stunt Man and Lifeforce, and his portrayal of Charles Manson in the 1976 television mini-series Helter Skelter. Railsback was a student of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio and in the late 1960s and early 1970s spent 10 years working in theatre in New York City. He once said that he found Strasberg extremely difficult to work with. He made his film debut in The Visitors, directed by Elia Kazan. He portrayed two notorious murderers, appearing as Charles Manson in the 1976 television miniseries Helter Skelter and as Ed Gein in the 2000 film In the Light of the Moon. He also served as executive producer of the latter film. Other notable roles include the part of Cameron in The Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole, the astronaut Tom Carlsen in Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce, Duane Barry in two episodes of The X-Files, and Joseph Welch in the pilot episode of Supernatural. In 2008, he appeared in the science fiction/horror movie film Plaguers.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 16, 1945
Age
80 years old
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Popularity Score
1.1
Filmography
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
Himself
2026Movie
Unspeakable: Beyond The Wall of Sleep
2024Movie
Night Caller
Andrew Lubitz
2022Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020Movie
Gone Are the Days
Jaden
2018Movie
Wild in Blue
Charlie's Father
2014Movie
Infiltrators
Sebastian Koenig
2014Movie
Decker
Fictional General Cotter
2014TV
Femme Fatales
Dr. Daniel Duryea
2011TV
Plaguers
Tarver
2010Movie
Once Fallen
Aryan Boss
2010Movie
Ready or Not
Pilot
2009Movie
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #5
2009Movie
Follow the Prophet
Senator Stanton
2009Movie
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
The Owner
2008Movie
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008Movie
The Mentalist
Fred Kittel
2008TV
The Devil's Rejects
Sheriff Ken Dwyer
2005Movie
Intermedio
Old Man
2005Movie
Neo Ned
Mr. Day
2005Movie
King of the Lost World
Larry
2005Movie
Supernatural
2005TV
UnConventional
Self
2004Movie
The Box
Jake Ragna
2003Movie
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Deputy Jessup (uncredited)
2003Movie
Slash
Jeremiah
2002Movie
Storytelling
Mr. Kirk
2001Movie
Zigs
Charlie
2001Movie
Ed Gein
Ed Gein
2000Movie
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000Movie
Ed Gein
Executive Producer
2000Movie
Made Men
Kyle
1999Movie
Me and Will
Rob
1999Movie
Family Law
Gary Peres
1999TV
Disturbing Behavior
Officer Cox
1998Movie
Termination Man
Dylan Pope
1998Movie
Charmed
Litvack
1998TV
Stranger in the House
Jack Derby
1997Movie
Vanishing Point
Sergeant Preston
1997Movie
Pressure Point
Arno Taylor
1997Movie
The Visitor
Colonel James Vise
1997TV
The Practice
Walter Dawson
1997TV
Barb Wire
Colonel Pryzer
1996Movie
Street Corner Justice
Sergeant Ryan Freeborn
1996Movie
Final Mission
Colonel Glen Anderson
1994Movie
Save Me
Robbins
1994Movie
Separated by Murder
Jesse Dixon
1994Movie
The Spy Within
Director
1994Movie
Terminal Voyage
Second Unit Director
1994Movie
Private Wars
Jack Manning
1993Movie
Bonds of Love
Ken Smith
1993Movie
In the Line of Fire
CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
1993Movie
Calendar Girl
Eddie Darpinian
1993Movie
The X-Files
Duane Barry
1993TV
Forever
William Desmond Taylor
1992Movie
Quake
Kyle
1992Movie
Sunstroke
Biggs
1992Movie
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Vinnie Brown
1991Movie
Scissors
Alex Morgan / Cole Morgan
1991Movie
The Assassin
Hank Knight
1990Movie
Good Cops, Bad Cops
1990Movie
The Cross of Iberia
Novak
1990Movie
The Forgotten
Lt. Jesse Brady
1989Movie
The Forgotten
Executive Producer
1989Movie
The Forgotten
Writer
1989Movie
Deadly Intent
Jeff Kirkwood
1988Movie
Nukie
Dr. Eric Harvey
1987Movie
Scenes from the Goldmine
Harry Spiros
1987Movie
Blue Monkey
Det. Jim Bishop
1987Movie
Distortions
Scott Marshall
1987Movie
The Survivalist
Jack Tillman
1987Movie
Armed and Dangerous
The Cowboy
1986Movie
The Wind
Kesner
1986Movie
Spearfield's Daughter
Tom Border
1986Movie
Lifeforce
Col. Tom Carlsen
1985Movie
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
1985Movie
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Dead Run")
1985TV
Torchlight
Jake Gregory
1984Movie
The Golden Seal
Jim Lee
1983Movie
Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
1983Movie
The Great Transport
Pavle Paroški
1983TV
Turkey Shoot
Paul Anders
1982Movie
Deadly Games
Billy Owens
1982Movie
Trick or Treats
Bret
1982Movie
The Stunt Man
Cameron
1980Movie
From Here to Eternity
Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
1979TV
Angela
Jean
1977Movie
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
1976Movie
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
1976TV
Cockfighter
Junior
1974Movie
The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1972Movie
The Visitors
Mike Nickerson
1972Movie
H: The Story of a Teen-Age Drug Addict
Bill
1951Movie